List of North Queensland Cowboys seasons

Since joining the then ARL competition as an expansion franchise in 1995, the North Queensland Cowboys have competed in the National Rugby League competition for 30 consecutive seasons.

Seasons

Men's team

Table key
# Competition conducted by Australian Rugby League
~ Competition conducted by Super League
‡ Club finished regular season in first position (J. J. Giltinan Shield)
† Club finished regular season in last position (wooden spoon)
DNQ Club did not qualify for finals
Table of yearly win–loss records, with finals results, and key personnel
Season Club WCC Regular season Finals results Coach Captain(s)[a] Ref
Pos. W L D Final position W L
1995# 1995 — 20th† 2 20 0 DNQ Grant Bell Laurie Spina
1996# 1996 — 17th 6 15 0 DNQ Graham Lowe Adrian Vowles
1997~ 1997 Pool 10th† 5 11 2 DNQ Tim Sheens Ian Roberts
1998 1998 — 16th 9 15 0 DNQ John Lomax [1]
1999 1999 — 16th 4 19 1 DNQ Noel Goldthorpe [2]
2000 2000 — 14th 7 19 0 DNQ Tim Brasher [3]
2001 2001 — 13th 6 18 2 DNQ Tim Sheens → Murray Hurst Paul Bowman [4]
2002 2002 — 11th 8 16 0 DNQ Murray Hurst → Graham Murray [5]
2003 2003 — 11th 10 14 0 DNQ Graham Murray [6]
2004 2004 — 7th 12 11 1 Lost preliminary final 2 1 Travis Norton [7]
2005 2005 — 5th 14 10 0 Runners-up 2 2 [8]
2006 2006 — 9th 11 13 1 DNQ
2007 2007 — 3rd 15 9 0 Lost preliminary final 2 1
2008 2008 — 15th 5 19 0 DNQ Graham Murray → Ian Millward Jonathan Thurston
2009 2009 — 12th 11 13 0 DNQ Neil Henry
2010 2010 — 15th 5 19 0 DNQ Jonathan Thurston & Matthew Scott
2011 2011 — 7th 14 10 0 Lost qualifying final 0 1
2012 2012 — 5th 15 9 0 Lost semi final 1 1
2013 2013 — 8th 12 12 0 Lost qualifying final 0 1
2014 2014 — 5th 14 10 0 Lost semi final 1 1 Paul Green
2015 2015 — 3rd 17 7 0 Premiers 3 1
2016 2016 Won 4th 15 9 0 Lost preliminary final 1 2
2017 2017 — 8th 13 11 0 Runners-up 3 1
2018 2018 — 13th 8 16 0 DNQ Michael Morgan
2019 2019 — 14th 9 15 0 DNQ
2020 2020 — 14th 5 15 0 DNQ Paul Green → Josh Hannay
2021 2021 — 15th 7 17 0 DNQ Todd Payten Jason Taumalolo
2022 2022 — 3rd 17 7 0 Lost preliminary final 1 1 Jason Taumalolo & Chad Townsend
2023 2023 — 11th 12 12 0 DNQ
2024 2024 — 5th 15 9 0 Lost semi final 1 1 Reuben Cotter & Tom Dearden

NRL Under-20s

Table key
‡ Club finished regular season in first position (minor premiers)
† Club finished regular season in last position (wooden spoon)
DNQ Club did not qualify for finals
Table of yearly win–loss records, with finals results, and key personnel
Season Club Regular season Finals results Coach Ref
Pos. W L D Final position W L
2008 2008 16th† 4 17 3 DNQ Grant Bell [9]
2009 2009 9th 12 12 0 DNQ Kristian Woolf
2010 2010 4th 14 7 3 Lost semi final 1 1
2011 2011 2nd 17 7 0 Runners-up 1 1
2012 2012 13th 7 15 2 DNQ Todd Wilson
2013 2013 10th 9 13 2 DNQ
2014 2014 12th 8 16 0 DNQ
2015 2015 2th 19 4 1 Lost preliminary final 1 1 Todd Payten
2016 2016 2nd 16 7 1 Lost preliminary final 1 2 Aaron Payne
2017 2017 5th 14 10 0 Lost elimination final 0 1

Women's team

Table key
‡ Club finished regular season in first position (minor premiers)
† Club finished regular season in last position (wooden spoon)
DNQ Club did not qualify for finals
Table of yearly win–loss records, with finals results, and key personnel
Season Club Regular season Finals results Coach Captain(s)[a] Ref
Pos. W L D Final position W L
2023 2023 9th 2 7 0 DNQ Ben Jeffries Kirra Dibb & Tallisha Harden [10]
2024 2024 6th 4 5 0 DNQ Ricky Henry [11]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Official club captains.

References

  1. ^ Middleton, David (October 1998). Rugby League 1999. Sydney: Harper Sports. ISBN 0732267773.
  2. ^ Middleton, David (2000). Rugby League 2000. Sydney: Harper Sports. ISBN 0732265576.
  3. ^ Middleton, David. Rugby League 2001. Sydney: Harper Sports. ISBN 0732269261.
  4. ^ Middleton, David (2002). Rugby League 2002. Sydney: Harper Sports. ISBN 0732274664.
  5. ^ Middleton, David (2003). Rugby League 2003. Sydney: Harper Sports. ISBN 0732277531.
  6. ^ Middleton, David. Rugby League 2004. Sydney: Harper Sports. ISBN 0734407254.
  7. ^ Middleton, David. 2004 Official Rugby League Annual. Surrey Hills: News Magazines.
  8. ^ Middleton, David. 2005 Official Rugby League Annual. Surrey Hills: News Magazines.
  9. ^ "18th Man - North Queensland Cowboys seasons". 18thman.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  10. ^ "NRLW 2023 - North Queensland Cowboys". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  11. ^ "NRLW 2024 - North Queensland Cowboys". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 18 September 2024.